BENGALURU: The Basava Express (Mysuru to Bagalkot) suffered an engine failure around 4 pm on Friday when running between Bidadi and Hejjala railway stations. Nearly 800 passengers on board had to stay put inside the train for 40 minutes after the train ground to a halt.
Speaking to Express, a top railway official said, “Barring the delay suffered by passengers, there was no other problem. The loco could not haul the train and so stopped mid-section.”
A repair vehicle was dispatched with a new engine and the train continued after a 40-minute delay.
The train had departed from Mysuru railway station at 1.30 pm had crossed Bidadi by 3.50 pm. It was then heading towards Hejjala. “At some point mid-way, the engine could not pull the train and the loco-pilot brought the train to a halt and alerted officials at the Hejjala station. A relief train from there replaced the loco and the train continued its journey.”
The loco with problems has been sent to the Hubballi yard to ascertain the reasons for the failure.